Head to head
Google Pixel 10vsGoogle Pixel 8
The short answer
Choose the Pixel 10 for peak brightness, typical brightness, HDR brightness and Geekbench 6 CPU score. The Pixel 8 wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The Pixel 10 gets security updates for longer: until August 2032, against October 2030 for the Pixel 8.
- Released
- 2025-08-28endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £699Google Store UK, retrieved 2026-09-11
- Security updates until
- 2032-08-01endoflife.date — Pixel, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2023-10-04endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2030-10-01endoflife.date — Pixel, retrieved 2026-08-20
4 wins for Pixel 100 wins for Pixel 82 gaps borderline3 differences you won’t notice
Verdict: Pixel 10 ahead on 4 rows, Pixel 8 on none
On the makers’ figures and the named third-party sources, the Pixel 10 wins on peak brightness (3,000 nits against 2,000 nits), typical brightness (2,000 nits against 1,400 nits), HDR peak brightness (2,000 nits against 1,400 nits) and Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) (5,397 against 3,450, both from Geekbench Browser). 2 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: weight (187 g against 204 g) for the Pixel 8 and RAM (12 GB against 8 GB) for the Pixel 10. The differences in display size, battery capacity and wireless charging are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate, storage (base) and fast charging. The other 34 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
5 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Claimed video playback · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Pixel 10 better than the Pixel 8?
On the figures, the Pixel 10 is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 3,000 nits against 2,000 nits (both Google), typical brightness, 2,000 nits against 1,400 nits (both Google), HDR peak brightness, 2,000 nits against 1,400 nits (both Google) and Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core), 5,397 against 3,450 (both Geekbench Browser). The Pixel 8 wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The Pixel 10 is ahead on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 4,970 mAh against 4,575 mAh (both Google).
Which is lighter?
The Pixel 8 is lighter, narrowly: weight, 187 g against 204 g (both Google), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which has the brighter screen?
The Pixel 10, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 3,000 nits against 2,000 nits (both Google). The Pixel 10, by a gap you’d notice: typical brightness, 2,000 nits against 1,400 nits (both Google). The Pixel 10, by a gap you’d notice: HDR peak brightness, 2,000 nits against 1,400 nits (both Google).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Pixel 10 gets security updates for longer: until August 2032, against October 2030 for the Pixel 8. Sources: dates from endoflife.date.
Other comparisons
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